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Noun: colonization  `kó-lu-nu'zey-shun [N. Amer], `kó-lu-nI'zey-shun [Brit]
  1. The act of colonizing; the establishment of colonies
    "the British colonization of America"
    - colonisation [Brit], settlement

Derived forms: colonizations

See also: colonize

Type of: constitution, establishment, formation, organisation [Brit], organization

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